Michelle Obama Gives Speech At Bowie State University Commencement

Michelle Obama Gives Speech At Bowie State University Commencement

Michelle Obama Gives Speech At Bowie State University Commencement

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First lady Michelle Obama (R) receives her honarary degree from Bowie State University President Mickey Burnim (L) during the university's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama received and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree before addressing the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

First lady Michelle Obama (R) receives her honarary degree from Bowie State University President Mickey Burnim (L) during the university's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama received and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree before addressing the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Michelle Obama Gives Speech At Bowie State University Commencement

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First lady Michelle Obama (C) joins Bowie State University President Mickey Burnim (L) and Provost Weldon Jackson (R) on stage for the university's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama received and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree before addressing the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

First lady Michelle Obama (C) joins Bowie State University President Mickey Burnim (L) and Provost Weldon Jackson (R) on stage for the university's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama received and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree before addressing the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Michelle Obama Gives Speech At Bowie State University Commencement

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Bowie State University Provost Weldon Jackson places a doctoral hood on U.S. first lady Michelle Obama after she received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree during the school's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama delivered the commencement speech for the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Bowie State University Provost Weldon Jackson places a doctoral hood on U.S. first lady Michelle Obama after she received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree during the school's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama delivered the commencement speech for the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Michelle Obama Gives Speech At Bowie State University Commencement

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Graduates of Bowie State University put messages on their mortarboard hats during the school's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. First lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement speech for the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Graduates of Bowie State University put messages on their mortarboard hats during the school's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. First lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement speech for the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Michelle Obama Gives Speech At Bowie State University Commencement

Chip Somodevilla

Graduates of Bowie State University wave to friends and family after arriving for the school's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. First lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement speech for the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Graduates of Bowie State University wave to friends and family after arriving for the school's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. First lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement speech for the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Michelle Obama Gives Speech At Bowie State University Commencement

Chip Somodevilla

Graduates of Bowie State University put messages on their mortarboard hats during the school's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. First lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement speech for the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Graduates of Bowie State University put messages on their mortarboard hats during the school's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. First lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement speech for the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Michelle Obama Gives Speech At Bowie State University Commencement

Chip Somodevilla

First lady Michelle Obama delivers the commencement speech during the Bowie State University graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama received and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree before addressing the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

First lady Michelle Obama delivers the commencement speech during the Bowie State University graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama received and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree before addressing the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Michelle Obama Gives Speech At Bowie State University Commencement

Chip Somodevilla

Graduages of Bowie State University arrive for the school's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. First lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement speech for the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Graduages of Bowie State University arrive for the school's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. First lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement speech for the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Michelle Obama Gives Speech At Bowie State University Commencement

Chip Somodevilla

First lady Michelle Obama delivers the commencement speech during the Bowie State University graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama received and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree before addressing the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

First lady Michelle Obama delivers the commencement speech during the Bowie State University graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama received and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree before addressing the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Michelle Obama Gives Speech At Bowie State University Commencement

Chip Somodevilla

Graduates cheer as First lady Michelle Obama delivers the commencement speech during the Bowie State University graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama received and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree before addressing the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Graduates cheer as First lady Michelle Obama delivers the commencement speech during the Bowie State University graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama received and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree before addressing the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Michelle Obama Gives Speech At Bowie State University Commencement

Chip Somodevilla

First lady Michelle Obama (R) embraces honorary degree recepient and song writer Valerie Simpson during the Bowie State University graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama received and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree before addressing the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

First lady Michelle Obama (R) embraces honorary degree recepient and song writer Valerie Simpson during the Bowie State University graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama received and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree before addressing the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Michelle Obama Gives Speech At Bowie State University Commencement

Chip Somodevilla

Graduates of Bowie State University arrive for the school's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. First lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement speech for the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Graduates of Bowie State University arrive for the school's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. First lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement speech for the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Michelle Obama Gives Speech At Bowie State University Commencement

Chip Somodevilla

First lady Michelle Obama delivers the commencement speech during the Bowie State University graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama received and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree before addressing the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

First lady Michelle Obama delivers the commencement speech during the Bowie State University graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama received and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree before addressing the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Michelle Obama Gives Speech At Bowie State University Commencement

Chip Somodevilla

Graduates of Bowie State University arrive for the school's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. First lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement speech for the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Graduates of Bowie State University arrive for the school's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. First lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement speech for the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

Michelle Obama Gives Speech At Bowie State University Commencement

Chip Somodevilla

First lady Michelle Obama (C) joins Bowie State University President Mickey Burnim (L) and Provost Weldon Jackson (R) on stage for the university's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama received and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree before addressing the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

First lady Michelle Obama (C) joins Bowie State University President Mickey Burnim (L) and Provost Weldon Jackson (R) on stage for the university's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama received and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree before addressing the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.

First lady Michelle Obama receives her honarary degree from Bowie... Photo d'actualitéAdulte,Campus,College Park,Cérémonie,Diplôme,Femmes,Gouvernement,Horizontal,Maryland - État,Michelle Obama,Politique,Recevoir,Remise de diplôme,University of Maryland,Université du Maryland - College Park,Xfinity Center - Maryland,États-UnisPhotographer Chip SomodevillaCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesCOLLEGE PARK, MD - MAY 17: First lady Michelle Obama (R) receives her honarary degree from Bowie State University President Mickey Burnim (L) during the university's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama received and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree before addressing the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)